Work with one of the Best Comic Illustrators in the World

Sydney 21 February and Canberra 7 March

Illustrators—This is an extraordinary opportunity to work with one of the best comic illustrators in the world.

Graphic Novelist Thomas Campi

Thomas is the recipient of the Cognito Prize as Best Documentary Graphic Novel at the Belgium Book Fair, and also received the International Spectrum Fantastic Art 21 Gold Comic Award in 2014.

His two-hour workshop will be held in Sydney on 21 February and in Canberra on 7 March 2015. It will cover subject matter such as markets in Frances, Belgium and Spain; “Bande Dessinée” (Franco Belgium drawn strips); storytelling techniques and more.

For more information on the European Comics workshop in Sydney go here. 
For more information on the European Comics workshop in Canberra go here.  

SCBWI Members receive Partnership Rates

Comics as Art : The Art of Thomas Campi

Sonja The Squeamer gets to talk to Italian comics artist Thomas Campi:

Thomas talks about his work, the differences between comics and cartoons here and in Europe, he chats about the European perspective in regards to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy, and he talks about the NINTH ART and the status of cartoons in Europe ! And also what is it like to live now in Oz and his experiences here.

Sketch and Scribble at Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney – Tuesday 3rd February

The first event for SCBWI (NSW) was a sketch and scribble expedition through Taronga Park Zoo. The goal – to unlock the creative juices of authors and illustrators.

We gathered at the entrance of Taronga Zoo. Authors and illustrators from Sydney were joined by an enthusiastic Newcastle contingent. Liz Anelli illustrator arrived straight from the airport after a 5 hour flight from Perth where she launched with author Mike LeFroy ‘Howzat!’ (Walker Books). Howzat! For dedication? Illustrator Natalie Daniel came from farther afield in the Hunter Valley. Sarah Davis Illustrator Coordinator drove from the Central Coast. Susan Whelan assistant SCBWI coordinator for Central Coast/Newcastle, Katrina McKelvey President of the CBCA Newcastle as well as SCBWI writer, illustrator Kirrili Lonergan, illustrator Gwynneth Jones and lots of others made the trek to Sydney for this event.

Marjorie Crosby-Fairall (ARA) had her checklist. Deborah Abela (ARA NSW) had her bag of goodies with stimulus titles – animals, places, journeys – and we were inspired to sketch and scribble.  We headed off for the first stop, the giraffes with their graceful movements and long necks. There were the bears, tigers, monkeys and the antics of the baby Asian elephants. Highlights had to be the two performances – the bird show and the seal show.

Lunch included a wonderful show and tell with illustrators sharing information on their tools of the trade – from charcoal pencils to paints. Anita Howard shared her special technique of creating sun-pages as the background to her illustrations.

It was a day of comraderie, networking, illustration and story.

Thankyou to Liz Anelli for organising the discounted zoo tickets.

Susanne Gervay (RA), Deb Abela (ARA NSW) Marjorie Crosby-Fairall (ARA)
SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand